Sam Blewett

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LONDON — Sporting a bow tie under the gold filigree ceiling of London’s 18th century Mansion House, Britain’s Jonathan Reynolds was in a good mood. Britain and India had sealed a (highly controversial) trade deal the previous day, and a pact with the U.S. seemed near. “This is not an easy time to be a trade minister,” the business and trade secretary told a banquet of ambassadors and business elite Wednesday night. “Weeks happen in hours.”He did not realize how right he was.

1 month ago | politico.eu | Sam Blewett

Presented by Google By SAM BLEWETT with BETHANY DAWSON PRESENTED BY Good Friday morning. This is Sam Blewett. DRIVING THE DAYJUST SIX VOTES! That’s all that was in it — but Nigel Farage delivered Keir Starmer an emphatic upset in the last hour by squeaking victory in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election.

1 month ago | politico.eu | Sam Blewett

Presented by Google By SAM BLEWETT with BETHANY DAWSON PRESENTED BY WHITE SMOKE: Late last night, the White House and Ukraine finally signed the minerals deal that might just bring Europe a little closer toward peace.

1 month ago | politico.eu | Sam Blewett

LONDON — Polls are open in the first big set of elections since British Prime Minister Keir Starmer led Labour to last summer’s landslide. Conservative Leader Kemi Badenoch’s gloomy aides anticipate losing hundreds of councillors and control of county halls in Tory shires. Labour is defending some tricky mayoralties and its first Westminster by-election. But the thread uniting them (and perhaps the biggest story) is Reform UK.

1 month ago | politico.eu | Sam Blewett

Presented by Google By SAM BLEWETT with NOAH KEATE PRESENTED BY WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING … the RAF (jointly with the U.S.) carried out after-dark airstrikes against a Houthi military facility in Yemen, according to a statement released overnight.